Category: Music

Who would’ve thought ’80s heart throb and sleeveless afficianado, Lionel Ritchie could be so awesomely creepy? Richie’s 1983 hit “Hello” is an all-the-feels-classic, but I feel it is incumbent I share Ritchies darker side with you. This “Musicless Music Video” from Mario Wienerroither show’s the iconic hit without any musical accompaniment, giving…

For longtime hip hop fans, the anticipation for Detox has been a frustrating wait. The third and final album by Dr. Dre has been teased by the rapper for over a decade since 2001 with an initial release expected in 2002. Evidently, the Detox project has been constantly delayed and become…

The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon has yielded some hilarious bits, from Thank You Note Friday to Egg Russian Roulette. None, however, have been as popular as his now famous Lip Sync Battles, where he and guests have a lip-syncing sing-off. The concept is now the subject of its own spin-off series…

Over the weekend, fans of both Drake and Meek Mill were amused to see both rappers go at it, again, with their dissing. On Saturday evening, Drake released his diss track, “Charged Up,” which takes shots at Mill’s accusations that Drake has been using a ghostwriter. Here, at The Roosevelts,…

Over the weekend, we were blessed with a new track by Drake, this time addressing his recent beef with Meek Mill. For anyone not familiar with the dispute, Meek Mill basically calls out Drake for using ghostwriters. The diss track, “Charged Up,” retaliates against Mill’s comments and adds to the beef…

Long before Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys mixed traditional Irish music with punk attitude there was The Pogues. Fronted by raconteur and famed booze-enthusiast Shane MacGowan, The Pogues have been entertaining audiences with tales of drunken debauchery since 1982 and now they’ll offer up their own take on Ireland’s most…

By now, I’m sure most everybody has heard about the accusations Meek Mill has been making about Drake, specifically about whether or not Drake writes his own songs. https://twitter.com/meekmill/status/623700698509758464 He ain't even write that verse on my album and if I woulda knew I woulda took it off my album…..…

Whoever said it’s lonely at the top was probably talking about Eminem. Slim Shady has been around for God knows how long at this point, and while the argument of how much he has changed over the years is one that ravages the internet, it’s hard to argue that Em…

Drawing from several iconic moments in pop culture for his inspiration, artist Matt Gondek has reimagined a number of popular celebrities and cartoon characters in his own, unique way – with exploding body parts and flesh melting off of their faces. This interesting concept takes life in brilliant form, with eye-popping…

Maybe it’s because we seldom see him without his signature top hat, sunglasses and hair in his face or maybe it’s because we’ve grown up with him, but for some reason we just can’t wrap our minds around the fact that Slash is 50 years old. Born Saul Hudson in…

Sex, drugs, money, fame…baseball players and rappers have a lot in common! So it only makes sense to update classic baseball cards with the most iconic hip hop stars of all time. Straight Outta Cooperstown is the brilliant Tumblr behind these creations. We chose a few of our favorites (both…

Photo source: Nirvana Live Guide In March 1987 at 17 Nussbaum Road in Raymond, Washington, history was made when Nirvana played their first ever show,a house party. Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic were there along with Aaron Burckhard, the band’s original drummer years before Dave Grohl entered the picture. Nirvana played a…

Here’s a shocker: people dislike Kanye West. The always humble, highly-lovable saint of a man (sense the sarcasm, please) fell victim to another inexplicable act of hatred when the people of Canada said “Yo Kanye, Imma let you finish, but Drake is actually from Toronto” in light of the news…

While a number one song is a number one song across the nation — sometimes even across the world — there are certain tracks that are more popular in certain cities. Spotify recently created city playlists based on listener data. According to Spotify, these playlists do not track the top…

Self-proclaimed rap fan Daniel Radcliffe let loose with girlfriend Erin Darke during a round of rapid-fire karaoke. Luckily, an audience member had the good sense to record the ordeal, which took place at an Irish pub in California. This quirky performance arrives at the heels of other notable Radcliffe hijinks,…

Photo source: Anthony B Geathers While you may be guilty of wearing the same busted tennis shoes until your toes poke through the fabric, some people take their shoes extremely seriously. In fact, a pair of Nike Air Jordan I’s autographed by Michael Jordan netted roughly $60,000 in auction. In…

Last month, Foo fighters frontman Dave Grohl broke his leg after falling from a stage in Sweden but unlike other prissy rockstars, he didn’t let the accident stop him. He’s continued touring with the band, despite having to perform seated and in a cast, and fans are loving his upbeat…

The first (and second) rule of Fight Club is to never talk about Fight Club, but we’ll have to make an exception today as the iconic film finds itself in the spotlight once again. It appears that one of the most controversial movies of 1999 turned cult classic is gearing up for…

Marvel Comics will be relaunching their line in October, which means a bunch of special edition “number ones.” If this was the ’90s, you could expect foil embossed or lenticular covers, but luckily those days are far behind us. Instead, Marvel has opted to pay homage to classic hip-hop album…

Just a week after their US television debut on The Ed Sullivan Show in February, 1964, the Beatles were in such high demand that a second appearance on the popular TV show was scheduled form their hotel in Miami. There was supposed to be a photo shoot at the hotel…

If Star Wars-themed posts weren’t popular enough on the Internet, prepare yourself for even more memes and mashups from a “galaxy far, far away.” And we’re not even mad. Especially if they are as good as these popular album covers form the Star Wars Universe created by Superfi. If you…

Have you always thought that Outkast’s “Hey Ya” was just too funky and secretly yearned for an acoustic indie version that sounds like something from a late 90s Elephant 6 band? Well boy do we have good news for you! Indie rockers Surfer Blood have gone unplugged for their cover…

Florence + The Machine weren’t one of the headliners at Coachella 2015 but after seeing their performance as it happened, we think it’s a damn shame they weren’t given the honor. Florence had so much energy that at one point she jumped off stage and broke her foot. But instead…

During his headline performance at Glastonbury Festival, Kanye West had a message for fans at the festival in South West England. He is not the “the number one rock star of all-time.” He than equated him to the guy who always brags about getting a ton of girls but never gets as…